Laury de Jonge - PhD project data for study 3

For this study, we gathered naturalistic data using non-participant observations that were triangulated with semi-structured interviews with supervisors in four general practice practices. Data were analysed from a constructivist grounded theory approach.

Supervisors’ early entrustment decisions were based on generic trainee qualities such as self-reflexivity, knowing one’s limitations, and asking for help in time, rather than on task-specific performance. At the start of residency-training, supervisors’ primary concern was to create a safe working and learning environment in which trainees could and would ask for timely supervision while being entrusted with challenging tasks.